Artist Profile
M. F. Husain
A concise editorial profile drawing only on the verified sources listed on this page, with selected dates, honours, and collection references presented in a restrained, museum-style format.
Awards & Honours
Selected recognition
1947
Bombay Art Society award.
1966
Padma Shri.
1967
Golden Bear for Through the Eyes of a Painter.
1973
Padma Bhushan.
1991
Padma Vibhushan.
1948
Joined the Progressive Artists’ Group.
Biography
Career overview
Maqbool Fida Husain was born in Pandharpur in 1915. He worked early in his career on cinema posters and billboards, and later had a brief study period at Indore Art College. The sources on this page describe his rise through the Bombay art world and his role in the Progressive Artists’ Group.
His first solo show was held in Bombay in 1950, followed by a Zurich exhibition in 1952. He was selected for the Venice Biennale in 1954 and 1956, and later for the São Paulo Biennial in 1971. The Rajya Sabha synopsis also notes the film Through the Eyes of a Painter, which received the Golden Bear in 1967.
Exhibitions
Selected milestones
1950
First solo show, Bombay.
1952
Solo exhibition, Zurich.
1954 & 1956
Selected for the Venice Biennale.
1971
Selected for the São Paulo Biennial.
Collection
Museum record
The National Gallery of Modern Art record provides a museum reference point for Husain’s practice and confirms the collection context used here.
Paintings in the Collection
Foundation works
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